Northleaf Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Asset Manager Profile

In the last 3 years, Northleaf Capital Partners has acquired 2 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

Northleaf Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment arecommunications (30%) and transportation (20%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (30%) and secondary buyout (30%). In total, Northleaf Capital Partners has invested in 6 US states and 3 different countries.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (100%). Northleaf Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2020 when it sold Credit Karma for $7.1B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity11
    • M&A Buy Activity10
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8
  • M&A Advisors 7

Northleaf Capital Partners

79 Wellington Street West, 6th Floor, Box 120,
Toronto, Ontario M5K 1N9
Canada
(866) 964-4141
www.northleafcapital.com
investors@northleafcapital.com

Northleaf Capital Partners is an asset management firm focused on private equity, private credit, and infrastructure investment opportunities. The Firm's private equity group looks to make fund, secondary, as well as direct investments. Within its direct investing practice, Northleaf will consider a variety of middle-market investment situations including growth capital financings, successions, consolidations, and other special situations. Northleaf Capital Partners was established in 2009 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Beverages, Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Electronics, Engineering, Environmental, Food, Information Services, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Retail, Software, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Growth Capital, Special Situations/Distressed, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, United Kingdom, Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 4 3 2 1 - - 10
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $7.1B $7.1B
  11

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Tillman Global Holdings LLC 2023-08-10 - Growth Capital
New York, New York · www.tillmanfiber.com
Mercury Broadband 2022-11-08 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Kansas City, Missouri · www.mercurybroadband.com
Collins River Enterprises Ltd. 2022-04-25 - Divestiture
London, United Kingdom · www.thamesclippers.com
AMAROK LLC 2021-12-13 - Secondary Buyout
Columbia, South Carolina · www.amarok.com
Spirit Music Group, Inc. 2021-10-14 - Growth Capital
New York, New York · www.spiritmusicgroup.com
Quickline Communications Ltd. 2021-04-23 - Divestiture
Hessle, United Kingdom · www.quickline.co.uk
Credit Karma, Inc. 2020-02-24 7.1B USD Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.creditkarma.com
CSV Midstream Solutions 2019-06-28 - Secondary Buyout
Calgary, Alberta · www.csvmidstream.com
Odfjell Holdings (US) Inc. 2019-06-05 - Stake Purchase
Seabrook, Texas
Van Pool Transportation LLC 2018-07-11 - Secondary Buyout
Wilbraham, Massachusetts · www.vanpoolma.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Communications 3 (33%) - 3 (30%) -
Transportation 2 (22%) - 2 (20%) -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (11%) - 1 (10%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (10%) -
Marine 1 (11%) - 1 (10%) -
Publishing 1 (11%) - 1 (10%) -
Safety/Security 1 (11%) - 1 (10%) -
Total 9 - 10 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 6 (67%) - 7 (70%) -
  New York 2 (22%) - 2 (20%) -
  Texas 1 (11%) - 1 (10%) -
  South Carolina 1 (11%) - 1 (10%) -
  Missouri 1 (11%) - 1 (10%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (11%) - 1 (10%) -
  California - - 1 (10%) -
United Kingdom 2 (22%) - 2 (20%) -
Canada 1 (11%) - 1 (10%) -
  Alberta 1 (11%) - 1 (10%) -
Total 9 - 10 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 2 (22%) - 3 (30%) -
Secondary Buyout 3 (33%) - 3 (30%) -
Divestiture 2 (22%) - 2 (20%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (11%) - 1 (10%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (11%) - 1 (10%) -
Total 9 - 10 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (100%) 7.1B (100%)
Total 1 $7.1B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC
 1
TD Securities
 1
Legal Deals
Torys LLP
 1
Latham & Watkins
 1
Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
> $1B 1 $7.1B
TOTAL $7.1B
Largest Credit Karma, Inc.
$7.1B (2020-02-24)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
30%
3 (30%)
Strategic(s)
30%
3 (30%)
Exited to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Asset Manager

Size

Mega

PE Assets

22.0B USD

Established

2009

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Stuart Waugh

Managing Partner & Managing Director

Daniel Dupont

Vice Chair, Europe

Rob MacLellan

Chairman

Todd Papau

Director

Alex Jackson

Managing Director

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